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\u201cNo compromise\u201d was reached on the crucial issue of control of Ukrainian territory to end Moscow\u2019s war, a Russian official has said, after talks between senior US officials and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
US President Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law Jared Kushner met Putin in the Russian capital on Tuesday, as the United States seeks to broker an end to the deadliest war<\/a> in Europe since the Second World War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The discussions lasted almost five hours and ended after midnight. \u201cSo far, we haven\u2019t found a compromise, but some American solutions can be discussed,\u201d said top Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov, who attended the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although Ushakov described the conversation as \u201cvery useful and constructive\u201d, he stressed that \u201ca lot of work lies ahead both in Washington and in Moscow\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The US delegation had travelled to the Russian capital to discuss a peace plan, which Washington has updated since its earlier leaked 28-point draft<\/a> was strongly criticised by Ukraine and its allies for favouring Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Kremlin has condemned Kyiv and Europe\u2019s subsequent counter-proposal, with Putin repeatedly saying that it is \u201cunacceptable\u201d to his country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ahead of his meeting with the US officials, the Russian leader delivered bellicose remarks at an investment forum, where he claimed his nation was ready to fight against Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey are on the side of war,\u201d Putin claimed, referring to Ukraine\u2019s European allies. \u201cWe can clearly see that all these changes are aimed at only one thing: to block the entire peace process altogether, to make such demands which are absolutely unacceptable to Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n